Shellfest Returns This November!

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Seattle's Best Seafood Restaurant

Shellfest Returns This November!

We’re celebrating fresh, PNW shellfish this November with our annual Shellfest! Available in the Boathouse & Cafe daily now through November 30 – try them all! Shellfest Menu Oyster Shooter house-infused spicy vodka, Dimitri’s bloody  mix, old bay rim, oyster $8 Steamed Manila Clams chorizo, sherry, oregano, butter (by the half or full pound) GF $11/$22Steamed …

New Cafe Fall Menu!

Ray’s Cafe Fall menu is here! Check out our lineup of fresh PNW seafood, pasta, veggie dishes and more! Cozy up next to our two fireplaces and take in the gorgeous Olympic Mountain views this Fall while you enjoy this new menu. Available for lunch and dinner daily in our upstairs Cafe. Dungeness Crab & …

Hispanic Heritage Month Specials with Chef Gus

Ray’s Executive Sous Chef Gustavo Guerra hails from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico and he’s graciously whipped up his Pollo en Mole Oaxaqueño in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month! This limited quantity dish will be available in the Boathouse and Café starting Friday, September 15 until it’s gone! Pollo en Mole Oaxaqueño pan seared chicken …

Sip On Ray’s 50th Anniversary Wine Collaborations!

Incredible wine, especially Pacific Northwest wine has been a cornerstone of Ray’s menus and identity for nearly all of our existence. Our partnerships go back decades to when many of the wineries you know and love today were just getting started. We couldn’t celebrate 50 years of Ray’s without a lineup of collaborations celebrating some of …

New Summer Menus!

All the fresh summer flavors are here! Our new Boathouse and Cafe menus are filled with sustainable local seafood and seasonal ingredients. Here’s a peek, come try them all this summer! Cafe Charred Corn & Crab Salad shredded romaine, lime aioli, cherry tomatoes, avocado, cotija cheese, jalapeno, cilantro Warm Brie strawberry-balsamic, fresh strawberries, basil, toasted hazelnuts, rosemary croccantini Tanner Crab Cluster fried Yukon gold potatoes, …

Shop Ray’s 50th Anniversary Apparel!

Today officially marks 50 years of Ray’s Boathouse! On June 23, 1973 we opened right here on Shilshole Bay with fresh sustainable seafood, excellent hospitality and some incredible views to cap it all off. To commemorate this milestone we’re unveiling limited edition Ray’s 50th anniversary apparel starting today! Retro Ray’s hoodie – yellow 50th T-shirt 50th Hoodie …

Try Our 50th Anniversary Beer Collabs!

Try our three 50th anniversary collaboration beers on tap in the Cafe while supplies last! We partnered with beloved Seattle craft breweries Fremont Brewing, Georgetown Brewing and Stoup Brewing to create three celebratory beers. Raise a glass and sip on these as we cheers to 50 years! ‘Catch Some Rays’ IPA – Georgetown Brewing, 6.9% ABV. Custom brewed to celebrate 50 years of …

Ray’s Father’s Day Specials Sunday, June 18!

Take Dad, or the Father figure in your life, out for a special celebration on Father’s Day Sunday, June 18, 2023! Treat him to lunch or dinner at Ray’s and enjoy these delicious food and drink specials. Father’s Day Menu Specials: Boathouse: Applewood Grilled NY Strip Steak fried marble potatoes, roasted sweet peppers, ramp butter. Our …

Copper River Salmon at Ray's Boathouse restaurant Seattle WA

June Seafood Spotlight: Copper River Salmon!

Try our 50th anniversary Copper River Salmon special this June!  Did you know this spring marks the 40th anniversary of Copper River Salmon in Seattle?! In 1983 Ray’s was one of just a few local restaurants to receive the first shipment of fish from Cordova, AK absolutely dripping with incredible, fatty salmon oil. They grilled it simply …

Celebrating 50 Years this June!

We’re 50!! Thank you to everyone who has spent the last six months celebrating with us (and to many, the last 50 years). This June we’re diving into our 50th summer season so grateful for this community. Though our roots in Ballard date back to the 1930s, the Boathouse and Cafe that you all know and love …

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Celebrate Mother’s Day at Ray’s May 10!

Celebrate your Mother and the Mother figures in your life on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at Seattle’s best waterfront restaurant! Our first floor Boathouse will serve some of our best-selling appetizers, salads and entrées along with Mother’s Day inspired a la carte breakfast and brunch specials. And our upstairs Cafe will offer a grand holiday brunch buffet. RESERVATIONS We can accommodate parties of 8 people or …

Seattle Cocktail Week April 19-26 at Ray’s!

Seattle Cocktail Week is back from April 19–26, and there’s no better place to celebrate than Ray’s Boathouse and Cafe! As a top Seattle restaurant with iconic Puget Sound views, Ray’s delivers an experience that blends expertly crafted cocktails, fresh seafood, and an unforgettable waterfront restaurant setting. A shoutout to Ray’s hardworking bartending team, who …

6049 Seaview Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98107-2690